The Space You Left

Verse 1

I still reach for the phone when the morning breaks

To tell you about the storm that kept the town awake

Then the quiet settles in like a heavy coat

And the words just turn to dust inside my throat

Your keys are on the counter where you left them lie

And the world keeps moving outside, I don't know why

They say that time is healing, but it feels like theft

Just measuring the distance of the space you left

Chorus

And I'm standing in the kitchen learning how to breathe

Staring at the shadow of what used to be

I would trade all my tomorrows for one ordinary day

Just to hear the simple things you used to say

They say the pain gets softer, but they don't see the cost

Of carrying the love for the one I lost

Verse 2

I saw your favorite jacket in the hallway frame

And for a split second, I called out your name

It's the little habits that are hard to break

Like setting out two plates for the choices we make

I hear your quiet patience when the day goes wrong

A steady, gentle anchor where I don't belong

They tell me to move on, that I should let it go

But how to unpack a lifetime, they don't know

Chorus

And I'm standing in the kitchen learning how to breathe

Staring at the shadow of what used to be

I would trade all my tomorrows for one ordinary day

Just to hear the simple things you used to say

They say the pain gets softer, but they don't see the cost

Of carrying the love for the one I lost

Bridge

You're woven in the fabric of the things I do

In the way I speak, in my point of view

I will laugh again, I'll cry, I'll shake my fist at the sky

But I'm keeping you alive, I won't say goodbye

Because love doesn't end when the breathing stops

It just hides in the spaces that the memory locks

Chorus

Now I'm looking at your picture learning how to breathe

Finding peace inside the shadow of what used to be

I don't need a miracle, just an ordinary day

To tell you all the things that I forgot to say

The sharp edges are softening, but I'll pay the cost

And forever carry love for the one I lost

Outro

Yeah, I'll carry you with me

In the quiet of the morning

In the crowded room

I still tell you my secrets

Like you're standing here tonight

I'll see you on the other side

Until then, I'll carry you